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Fellow home brewers, I haven't bottle conditioned a beer in years. I started kegging in 2013 and never looked back. Well, I am brewing up some belgian beers and I'm going to secondary some of it with Brett and I want to bottle condition. I don't have a bottling buckets, so I need to get one...

All, I put together the recipe below and brewed the other day and I'm sure I'm going to get a nice mid-strength hop forward American/English IPA hybrid. I'm using BeerSmith estimated FG, but from my experience with the yeast I'm using, I suspect it will end up closer to 1.010. Up until brew...

I brewed a pretty simple 1.050 Saison, 70/30 Pilsner/Wheat Malt back in the beginning of May. I made a starter w/ an old vile of WLP670 and pitched it. As of now the beer is a little over 4 months old, still in primary and I am not really seeing much of a pellicle. Maybe a handful of pellicle...

I have been using BetterBottles and other similar PET carboys with no issues for years. Recently, one of my newer (maybe a year old) BetterBottles developed a haze on the inside that almost looks like condensation that I can't seem to get rid of. I typically clean with poor mans pbw (oxiclean...

I am brewing a 1.100 ish all grain Imperial Stout, tomorrow. I have read to mash thick, 1qt/gal, leaving more sparge water to increase efficiency and I have also read to mash thin, 1.5qt/gal, to increase mash extraction to increase efficiency. Assume kettle and mashtun size aren't an issue...

Experienced AG brewer here. I was looking for recommendations and suggestions on how long to age a dunkelweizen. I can find plenty of comments on the 'net and in this forum about hefeweizen age to maturity, as early as 10-14 days with the consensus being drink young and fresh. However, there...

Anybody see this? Any Thoughts and comments? Pretty interesting stuff. I can't wait to see this info when Chris White from Whitelabs publishes it. http://beerandwinejournal.com/yeast-strains-ibus/

Simple questions w/ hopefully a simple answer; famous last words. I brewed a 11.5g batch of 1.056 Oatmeal Stout, mashed at 153 F. I split the batch tossed re-hydrated S-04 into one and re-hydrated Mangrove Jack Newcastle Ale M03 into the other. Aerated w/ pure 02, pitch temp was 65. Full...

Its seems to have disappeared...where did it go? Anyone? I might have to get up the hobby. www.yeastcalc.com

Ok, I made a mistake and need some advise. I kegged my beer, fined it with gelatin and force carbed it @ 30psi for 36ish hours. After 3 days in the kegerator I pulled a pint, dumped the mud and then pulled another pint. The beer tastes green. I have it a few more days, still green. So, I...

In most of my brews I typically add 8 oz (5%ish of the grist) of Wheat Malt. I do this to help with head retention etc. Recently, I have been wondering how this impacts the flavor of my beer, if any at all. So, I offer the question up, does adding approx 5% wheat malt to the grist have a...

I wanted to find out if there are any similar experiences out there (that don't end in infection). Recently I brewed an Irish Red Ale with 1oz late hop addition (10mins). I used Nottingham to ferment. After about 4 weeks I took a gravity sample and the beer was red and crystal clear...

One day I'll die and not be able to brew anymore. Until then I guess I will RDWHAHB

How does this blonde ale look Am I over doing it with the Saaz? Recipe Specifications -------------------------- Boil Size: 6.74 gal Post Boil Volume: 6.24 gal Batch Size (fermenter): 6.00 gal Bottling Volume: 5.50 gal Estimated OG: 1.053 SG Estimated Color: 4.3 SRM Estimated IBU: 36.1 IBUs...

Hi All, I brewed a fantastic everyday drinking pale ale. I figured I would share. Summer Pale Ale American Pale Ale Type: All Grain Date: 05/04/2013 Batch Size (fermenter): 6.00 gal Brewer: Ryan Boil Size: 6.74 gal Asst Brewer: Boil Time: 60 min Equipment: My Equipment End of Boil...

All, Bellow is my Recipe I am going to brew this weekend. I wanted to see if there is any advice. I am probably going to use S-04, since I haven't prepared a starter. I am using US-2 Row because that is what I have. I tossed in some Munich to help out and get a Marris Otter flavor (I know...

I've notice that one of my double IPA's that I've bottled has been changing color. I brewed a Pliny the Elder Clone back in January. I drank some at 3 weeks and the color was very pale, and I just opened one and drank it yesterday, only two left :(, and it was almost an amber color. Is there...

I was just wondering how some of you more experienced brewers adjust a recipe to your equipment's efficiency. I get about 80% efficiency, which is great, but most recipes I see out there are for 70% or 75%. Typically, I adjust the recipe in proportion to the recipe's grain bill. If it's 70%...

I purchased a Barley Crusher with 15lb hopper. I used it for the first time this weekend with my 19.2v Craftsman Drill to crush the grain. I felt like it gave the drill a pretty good workout. Should I have any concerns about burning out my drill motor grinding less than or equal to 15lbs of...

So, I was brewing Vienna/Northern Brewer SMaSH and took some 170* sparge water to the foot. My batch sparge had run dry, I stuck my mash paddle into the grain bed just to put it somewhere and I guess I freed up some liquid and while I was doing something else took some sparge water to my foot...